Working Smart In Today's Stressful Workplace

55% of Canadian workers reported that they felt stressed and had too much to do in too little time. - Angus Reid Group

 

THEME:

Downsizing, restructuring, perfectionism, doing more with less, disconnection, a lack of control and appreciation - Everyone experiences some degree of job related stress.  Some stress is essential to maintain peak performance.  However, too much job stress can lower productivity, lead to workaholism, create burnout, increase medical claims, and decrease employee satisfaction.  The key to coping is to understand the factors that make a person vulnerable, to remove or modify those sources of stress that can be influenced and to find beneficial coping strategies for those sources that can't be controlled.

 

OUTLINE:

Understand the causes of work stress and stress symptoms.  Learn how to deal with stress using proven stress management techniques.

This workshop helps participants identify their top sources of workplace stress.  Through assessments, participants see if they are working at their optimal stress level and assists them in identifying the types of symptoms that may be linked to their stress.  Participants are encouraged to develop a personal stress action plan based on the S-O-S Principle^TM, by identifying positive opportunities and utilizing practical approaches and solutions to integrate these techniques into their busy work life.  

 

OBJECTIVES:

Attend this workshop to:

• Identify the key sources and causes of workplace stress 
• Know the 4 types of workplace stress
• Understand the factors and stress symptoms of workaholism and burnout
• Employ practical steps to ward of workaholism and burnout
• Utilize 3 categories of strategies in developing a meaningful and relevant Personal Action Plan based on the S-O-S Principle^TM

 

Additional Focus Areas To Working Smart In Today's Stressful Workplace:

• Excelling During Change   
  • Although change has always been with us, seldom has it come at us from so many directions and at such a rapid pace.
  • Know the 4 stages of change
  • Employ 15 Questions to evaluate an upcoming change
  • Understand what todays workplace reality means for the individual's success

•  Harness Your Energy - Bust Your Stress

  

Testimonial -    "Great ideas on how to handle stress - very high energy, got group involved."   First Line Mortgages "Good revitalization - had fun with co-workers - good use of activities."   Family And Children's Services of St Thomas/Elgin "Everything was very informative.  I've learned some new ways on how to cope with stress."   ATS

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Contact Beverly to find out how to reduce the impact of stress on your team.

Bring this Job Stress workshop to your workplace by emailing Stress Management Speaker and Wellness Expert, 
Beverly Beuermann-King at info@WorkSmartLiveSmart.com or calling 705-786-0437.  

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